Two retired schoolteacher pals get together again, for a Caribbean Mystery Cruise.After their fun in the sun in Charleston those intrepid gals, Bernadette "Bernie" North and Michaela "Mike" Rosales, think a mystery cruise is just the thing—seeing they are seasoned detectives with one solved mystery under their belts.What could possibly go wrong on a self-contained ship out in the middle of the Caribbean? Plenty. Michaela is a trouble magnet, and the misery begins before she even gets to the cruise terminal. A bothersome passenger from the flight grabs her carry-on, containing her wallet, by mistake. She gets the bag back just in time, then discovers Loretta the loudmouth is also aboard their mystery cruise.Determined to have a good time, the pals dodge Loretta but still find themselves surrounded by wacky passengers—and up to their necks in more than one mystery.Join them as they get into mischief aboard the Caribbean Mermaid, where they find out there's... Views: 16
In The Stranger, Danni seemingly finds safety in an apartment building overrun by the living dead, but are her elder saviors a blessing or a curse? Tunnel Rats takes you beneath the busy streets of Titan City where the homeless have a hard enough time surviving without the dead returning to life. This wasn’t the type of change Bark was looking for. The dead walk, and they won’t stay dead. Views: 16
The 1970s. They were the best of times and the worst of times. Wealth inequality was at a record low, yet industrial strife was at a record high. These were the glory years of Doctor Who and glam rock, but the darkest days of the Northern Ireland conflict. Beset by strikes, inflation, power cuts and the rise of the far right, the cosy Britain of the post-war consensus was unravelling – in spectacularly lurid style. Fusing high politics and low culture, Crisis? What Crisis? presents a world in which Enoch Powell, Ted Heath and Tony Benn jostle for space with David Bowie, Hilda Ogden and Margo Leadbetter, and reveals why a country exhausted by decline eventually turned to Margaret Thatcher for salvation. Views: 16
In the final installment of the Renewal story, Bill Carter's community faces the long odds of a fight against the massed Dragon army. The time has come to find out whether years of careful preparation can survive against the blind force of an unforeseen enemy. In Bill's past, the chapter of immediate survival closes on a changing family as new bonds form and new plans are made for the future. Views: 16
S. M. Stirling—the New York Times bestselling author of the Novels of the Change—continues his "exciting new Urban Fantasy trilogy" in which the fate of humanity rests in the bloody hands of those who are far from human... Adrian Breze has long defied his pure-bred Shadowspawn heritage as part of an ancient race of shapeshifters who once reigned supreme. But when his ruthless sister Adrienne kidnapped his human lover Ellen, he emerged from seclusion to rescue her. Before her defeat, Adrienne revealed that the Council of Shadows was marshalling its strength to rule the world once again. To stop them, Adrian and Ellen must ally with the Brotherhood, a resistance group dedicated to breaking the Council's hold on humankind.In the coming confrontation, Adrian must fight not only the members of the Council but also his own nature...and, he will come to suspect, traitors within the Brotherhood itself... Views: 16
Fascinating and moving' – Monica Ali 'A powerful evocation of a bygone era' – Sir Martin Gilbert 'An important subject explored by a writer to watch' – Jonathan Freedland'This well-researched and very moving novel is dedicated to the children of the Kindertransport and is a fine tribute to their bravery' – The Times 'Absolutely compelling' – Sarah Crown, The Guardian 'A film waiting to happen although so vivid is Jake Wallis Simons' description and attention to detail I feel I've seen it already. If you only read one novel this year make it this one' – Lovereading 'Rosa must carry her suitcase herself. She heaves it up, walks through the doorway, looks back one final time: Papa and Mama are standing arm in arm, they are waving, but their masks have fallen away, they look hopeless, and that is the worst thing of all; Rosa turns her back and they are gone.' The Klein family is slowly but surely losing everything they hold dear – or ever... Views: 16
How does a new thriller writer carve out a name for himself in an overcrowded field? With Past Imperfect,
Matthews shows that he is already a novelist of real accomplishment.
Spanning three decades and moving between France, America and England
with a slew of forensic, medical and psychiatric evidence to keep the
reader irresistibly gripped, Matthews sets his narrative in motion with a
car accident in California that has deadly consequences for two boys
left fighting for their lives. French detective Dominic Fornier (a
character owing not a little to Simenon) finds himself pulled out of
the sluggish rural backwaters he is used to in order to unearth the
clues that lie in a young boy's psyche. And the blackmail and political
intrigue that Fornier encounters are no less intimidating than the
ruthless killer determined to ensure that his identity is not
disclosed. The exhilarating, picaresque sweep of Matthews' plot needs to
be held together with a strong protagonist and with the laconic
Fornier, Matthews has created just such a hero. If at times, one may
feel the changing of gears between the legal and forensic aspects of
the piece, this hardly matters. The delineation of each country is
accomplished with dash and verve, and if (at 500 pages) this is a
lengthy read, few will find their attention straying at any point. --Barry Forshaw Views: 16
The surprising story inspired by Lewis Carroll's epic poem. You know how it ends, but you won't believe how it happens. Views: 16
